Garnett posted a picture of himself sitting in front of Saunders’ parking space in the team’s parking lot, staring at his coach’s name on the wall. Underneath the picture, Garnett wrote a simple message: “Forever in my heart...”

Saunders coached 17 years in the NBA, joining the Timberwolves for his first NBA job in 1995–96, Garnett’s rookie season. The pair teamed up to make the playoffs in eight of their 10 seasons together in Minnesota, advancing to the conference finals in ’04.